Look up: Octane

1. octane
   [n] - any isomeric saturated hydrocarbon found in petroleum and used as a fuel and solvent
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2. Octane
   Flammable liquid compounds found in petroleum and natural gas. There are 18 different octanes- they have different structural formulas but share the molecular formula C₈H₁₈. Octane is used as a fuel and as a raw material for building more complex organic molecules. It is the ei...
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3. Octane
   C8H18 Inflammable hydrocarbon of the alkane series, containing 8 carbons.
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4. octane
   (C₈H₁₈) Compare with alkane and hydrocarbon. Flammable liquid compounds found in petroleum and natural gas. There are 18 different octanes- they have different structural formulas but share the molecular formula C₈H₁₈. Octane is used as a fuel and as a raw...
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5. Octane
   (1) An alkane having the formula C8H18. Flash point 56°F. Explosive limits of 1% to 3.2%. (2) A measure of the resistance of a sample of gasoline to premature ignition (knocking). 100 octane fuel has the knocking resistance of 100% iso-octane (2, 2, 4-trimethyl pentane). Zero octane fuel has the k...
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6. Octane
   A flammable liquid hydrocarbon found in petroleum. Octane is used as a standard or rating scale to measure the anti-knock properties of motor fuel. Octane is also any of several isometric liquid paraffin hydrocarbons, C8H18. Normal octane is a colorless liquid found in petroleum boiling at 124.6 degrees Celsius.
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7. Octane
   Oc'tane noun [ See Octa- ] . (Chemistry) Any one of a group of metametric hydrocarcons (C ₈ H ₁₈ ) of the methane series. The most important is a colorless, volatile, inflammable liquid, found in petroleum, and a constituent of benzene or ligroin.
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8. octane
   See: Octa-] . ... <chemistry> Any one of a group of metametric hydrocarcons (C8H18) of the methane series. The most important is a colourless, volatile, inflammable liquid, found in petroleum, and a constituent of benzene or ligroin. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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9. octane
   noun any isomeric saturated hydrocarbon found in petroleum and used as a fuel and solvent
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10. Octane
    • (n.) Any one of a group of metametric hydrocarcons (C8H18) of the methane series. The most important is a colorless, volatile, inflammable liquid, found in petroleum, and a constituent of benzene or ligroin.
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11. octane
    (from the article `butene`) ...they can also be prepared commercially by the catalytic dehydrogenation (elimination of hydrogen atoms from the molecule) of butanes. The major ...
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12. Octane
    C8H18 Molar mass: 114.22852
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13. octane
    For a gasoline engine to work efficiently, gasoline must burn smoothly without premature detonation, or knocking. Severe knocking can dissipate power output and even cause damage to the engine. When gasoline engines became more powerful in the 1920s, it was discovered that the most extreme knocking ...
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14. Octane
    --> --> `Octane` is a hydrocarbon and an alkane with the chemical formula C₈H₁₈, and the condensed structural formula CH₃(CH₂)₆CH₃. Octane has many structural isomers that differ by the amount and l...
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15. Octane
    (Transformers) `Octane` is a fictional character in the various Transformers universes. He should not be confused with Mega-Octane, an unrelated character who appeared in the Transformers: Robots in Disguise and Transformers: Universe lines. Transformers: Generation 1: One of the three Decept...
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16. Octane
    (band) `Octane` is a rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Band members: =Current Members= =Former Members= Band history: Octane has played with such national acts as Sevendust, Fuel, Breaking Benjamin, Disturbed, Three Doors Down, Staind, Hinder, Buckcherry, Trapt, and Rev Theory. Brian...
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17. Octane
    (album) `Octane` is the eighth studio album by American progressive rock band Spock`s Beard. The first seven tracks form the multi-part epic "A Flash Before My Eyes". A Special Edition release contained a second disc of more music and a video. Track listing: Disc One: #"...
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18. Octane
    (film) `Octane` (aka `Pulse` in the United States) is a 2002 thriller film directed by Marcus Adams and starring Madeleine Stowe and Mischa Barton. The story follows Senga Wilson, a recently divorced woman, trying to save her 15-year-old daughter Natasha from a bizarre cult obse...
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19. Octane
    (OST) Name = Octane (OST) | Type = Soundtrack | Artist = Orbital | Cover = | Released = 20 October 2003 | Recorded = | Genre = Electronica | Length = | Label = EMI | Producer = Orbital<br>Simon Boswell | Reviews = | Last album = Work 1989-2002<br />(2003) | This album = Octane...
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20. Octane
    (Sirius XM) `Octane` is an active rock radio station on accessdate=2011-05-04-->--> (previously 20) and Dish Network channel 6037. As a part of the Sirius XM Merger, Octane replaced the XM station accessdate=2011-05-04-->-->) and DirecTV channel 835 (until February 9, 2010) beginning N...
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21. Octane
    (magazine) `Octane` is a British car magazine, published monthly, and concentrating on classic and performance cars. It was launched in 2003 and is now published by Dennis Publishing. The magazine features news, road tests and buyers guides of both classic cars and some modern performa...
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